Instruments and Laboratory Supplies Limited
Registered name: INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
Instruments and Laboratory Supplies Limited made £626k revenue and £4.3k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Instruments and Laboratory Supplies Limited’s revenue fell 25% to £626k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £4.3k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of pharmaceutical goods” and is based in Southampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £400k | £833k | £626k |
| Profit after tax | £2.4k | £5k | £4.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4k | £5k | £4.3k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲108.4% | ▼24.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲107.5% | ▼15.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £3k | £6.2k | £5.3k |
| Fixed assets | £3.8k | £3.3k | £3k |
| Current assets | £70.1k | £69.5k | £124k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼15%
- Now £5.3k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £4.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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